Kyocera TASKalfa 550c Printer Review

Expert review of the Kyocera TASKalfa 550c printer05 March 2013

Our Verdict:

The Kyocera TASKalfa 550C colour multifunctional system is perfect for large businesses. This model can handle A3+ media and even banners. It can deliver solid coloured images and crisp black and white text documents. The Kyocera TASKalfa 550C is integrated with 2 GB of memory and it also has an 80 GB hard drive. It has excellent capabilities such as scheduled and private print to interrupt copy and internet and network faxing. Wi-Fi is not offered.

Design

This massive device has a flatbed scanner with ADF. Optional finishers are offered. The control panel branches from the main unit and has a touchscreen display and function buttons. The Kyocera TASKalfa 550C colour laser printer can handle 6,000 sheets at a time and it has a print speed of 55 ppm for A4 and 27 ppm for A3. This model measures 980 x 698 x 1,540 mm and weighs 246 kg.

Advantages

The Kyocera TASKalfa 550C colour multifunction printer is very reliable and it is favoured by workgroups as it has built-in Ethernet. The TASKalfa 550C colour printer also has a USB host, which allows direct scanning. This robust device can continuously copy up to 9,999 pages. Users don't have to wait long to get their output from the Kyocera 550C TASKalfa printer. Large toner yields ensure that the Kyocera TASKalfa 550C printer cartridges are very good value for money.

Disadvantages

More users would be able to access the Kyocera 550C colour MFP if it had Wi-Fi connectivity. The security kit and the finishers must be bought separately and yet the TASKalfa 550C laser printer is already expensive as it is. The fax function is not standard to the device.